Training Emergency Responders for High Hazard Industries: Lessons from the Field
Drawing together his thoughts for this, his sixth article, in his ‘Giving Back – Life After the Fire and Rescue Service’ series, Bob Rea QFSM,...
Category : PPE and Rescue Equipment
The Importance of Testing Fire Detectors: Embracing Technology for Enhanced Safety and Compliance
Why do we test fire detectors? What role is technology playing in improving how this is done? In this article, these and other questions are...
SHARJAH SET TO BUILD FIRE-PROOF BUILDINGS
An initiative is underway in Sharjah aimed at enhancing fire safety in buildings prone to fires. The Fire-Safe Building Project, initiated by the Sharjah Municipality,...
PAKISTAN AMBASSADOR IN UAE VISITS PAKISTANI PATIENTS INJURED IN A FACTORY FIRE
Ambassador Faisal Niaz Tirmizi visited Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) in Abu Dhabi to check on the Pakistani patients injured in a factory fire in...
Fire departments make pitches for equipment improvements
The Jackson County Board of Commissioners approved funding requests from volunteer fire departments to purchase equipment vital to the work of fire and rescue. At...
Can Fire Doors Save Employees During Natural Disasters?
In recent years, natural disasters have become an increasingly common occurrence. From hurricanes to floods and wildfires, their magnitude has increased significantly. Organizations are now...
Exclusive: Staying ahead of the fire with VIKING
While Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) captured wildfires burning the highest amount of land in Europe (659,541 hectares) in the year to mid-August 2022 since...
Lancashire Fire and Rescue receives suite of mechanical cleaning equipment
Dräger has provided a suite of mechanical cleaning equipment for Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service’s new purpose-built breathing apparatus training centre to deliver a consistent standard of...
Fire-Dex launches NFPA 1951 Certified Technical Rescue Glove
Fire-Dex, a fast-growing manufacturer of PPE for first responders, has introduces the Dex-Rescue Glove, the the industry’s first non-structural glove certified to NFPA 1951 (“Standard on Protective...
IFSJ Exclusive: Pacific Helmets talks safety without compromise
Pacific Helmets’ Sales and Development Manager, Lee-Anne Glanville-Rothman, talks aboutHaloflex technology, helmet maintenance and the company’s international ambition Pacific Helmets was established back in 1982...